We are an award-winning, and leading multi-disciplinary law firm. Reeds provides legal services nationally and has 22 offices situated throughout England & Wales. Our Reading Solicitors offer the full range of our legal services. For a summary, please see the list below. 

Our Reading Solicitors are proud to be ranked as a Tier 1 law firm in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, as well as being awarded Times Best Law Firm 2023-2026.

At Reeds, our Reading solicitors offer the following services: 

  • Criminal Defence – Our criminal defence team is a nationally leading specialist in representing people accused of any criminal offences.  
  • Complex Crime – Our Complex Crime Team offer expert representation for large-scale drug conspiracies, Serious sexual offences, and violence offences – including murder, terrorism and high-value fraud. 
  • White Collar and Financial Crime – We provide a complete service for those facing white collar crime allegations, including where necessary reputation management solutions.  
  • Family Law – Our Family Solicitors Team covers both Private and Public Sector representation. Our Public Sector team regularly undertake work in relation to care proceedings and protecting young people. Our Private Family solicitors specialise in representing individuals in relation to Child Contact Proceedings, Divorce and representing individuals in a range of specialist agreements (e.g. cohabitation, prenuptial etc.) 
  • Prison Law Team – Our Prison Law solicitors offer a comprehensive package of services assisting prisoners with issues including parole, re-categorisation and licence issues.
  • Mental Health Team – Reeds Mental Health Team are dedicated to supporting people in Mental Health Tribunals, individuals detained under the Mental Heath Act, family support and guidance well as other key services. 
  • Court of Protection – Our Court of Protection team help represent vulnerable, protected people and their families in health and welfare issues, as well as provide support in deputyship services. 

Reading dates from the 8th century. It was an important trading and ecclesiastical centre in the Middle Ages, the site of Reading Abbey, one of the largest and richest monasteries of medieval England with strong royal connections, of which the 12th-century abbey gateway and significant ancient ruins remain. By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tenth in England for taxable wealth. The town was seriously affected by the English Civil War, with a major siege and loss of trade, but played a pivotal role in the Revolution of 1688, whose only significant military action was fought on its streets. The 18th century saw the beginning of a major ironworks in the town and the growth of the brewing trade for which Reading was to become famous. The 19th century saw the coming of the Great Western Railway and the development of the town’s brewing, baking and seed growing businesses, and the town grew rapidly as a manufacturing centre.

Reading is a major commercial centre, especially for information technology and insurance. It is also a regional retail centre, serving a large area of the Thames Valley, and home to the University of Reading. Every year it hosts the Reading Festival, one of England’s biggest music festivals.

How to Find Us

  • From the M4, at junction 11 take the A33 exit to Reading (C&S) / Basingstoke.
  • At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Basingstoke Road.
  • Continue to follow the Basingstoke Road (A33).
  • At the end of the A33 keep to the right lane and merge into the A329.
  • At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit on to Friar Street.
  • Take the 1st left onto Greyfriars Road.
  • Reeds Solicitors Reading Office is on your lefthand side, just before the Railway Tavern.

 

The closest train station is Reading Train Station. This is on the Great Western line. Note that this is a different train station to Reading West.

To find the office, please follow the directions below.

  • From the Reading Train Station, exit the station through the main exit. (You will be on the same side of the station as The Three Guineas pub).
  • Turn right, walking towards the taxi and drop off point.
  • Continue walking straight down Station Hill.
  • Just after the drop off area, you’ll see Greyfriars Road on your left. The Greyfriar pub is on the corner. Turn left down Greyfriars Road.
  • Reeds Solicitors Reading office will be on your righthand side just after the Railway Tavern.